Village of Cumberland · zoning
The MU-2 zone in Cumberland.
Neighbourhood Mixed-Use. What the bylaw lets you build, how big the lot has to be, and how close to the lines you can go, in plain words with the section for each.
From the zoning bylaw. General information, not legal or planning advice. The adopted bylaw, as the Village of Cumberland reads it, is always the final word.
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MU-2 at a glance
| What you can use it for | dwelling units (P, integrated above/below/behind any first-storey commercial), child/community care, cultural and community services, education, food services (max 65.0 m² (700 sq ft)), health services, personal and professional services, indoor recreation, retail sales (max 1,270.0 m² (13,670 sq ft)), mobile vending, veterinary; secondary: accessory buildings, urban ag, home occupations minor + standard, short-term rental, secondary suites → S (subject to conditions, s.6.7), parking lot behind the building (Table 11.2(1)); the 1,270.0 m² (13,670 sq ft) retail floor-area cap came in with Bylaw 1266 |
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| Dwelling units | 4 per lot (secondary suites not counted); each additional detached dwelling unit max 100.0 m² (1,076 sq ft) (Tables 11.4(1), 11.5(1)) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 325.0 m² (3,498 sq ft) / 9.0 m (30 ft) for every form of development (Table 11.3(1), merged MU-2 cells; corrected 3 Nov 2026 from the page image — the earlier 550/450/800/2,000 m² (21,528 sq ft) and 15.0/20.0 m (66 ft) figures are the MU-3 column) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | F 1.0 m (3.3 ft) 1st–2nd storey, 1.5 m (4.9 ft) 3rd storey / 1.5 / 1.5 / R 4.5 m (15 ft) (Table 11.5(1)) |
| Height | 12.5 m (41 ft); 10.0 m (33 ft) for a residential building of four or fewer dwelling units / 4.5 m (15 ft) (Tables 11.5(1), 11.5(2)) |
| Lot coverage | one or two units 50%; three or more units and all other uses 65% / incl. impermeable 75%; FAR 1.5 (Table 11.4(1)) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | 3.0 / 1.5 / 3.0 / 1.5 m (4.9 ft) (Table 11.5(2)) |
| Parking | Part 9 |
Metric figures are the bylaw's own. Feet and acres are converted for reading and rounded.
One lot, not the zone
What the zone page can't tell you
- Whether your lot is actually in this zone. Check the zoning map, not the listing.
- Whether a permit area, floodplain, stream setback or farmland reserve sits over the lot. Each adds steps.
- Whether site-specific rules or a covenant on title change what this table says.
- What council has decided on the street lately.
The lot report answers those for one address.
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